by Bayo Adeyinka | Jun 26, 2026 | Business and Career, Tips and Insights
The higher you progress in your career, the more you understand that your career is not all about your hard or technical skills. I usually tell people that any company or organisation can buy hard skills; that’s not difficult to get as long as they can afford them....
by Bayo Adeyinka | May 22, 2026 | Business and Career, Leadership
Sometime in September 2020, I received feedback from two of my former colleagues which were quite encouraging. One was from a former colleague that we worked together around 2009. Her call was totally unexpected. She asked if I could recall asking her to watch...
by Bayo Adeyinka | May 15, 2026 | Business and Career, Leadership, Tips and Insights
We were having our monthly review session one morning around 2010/2011 when something suddenly dawned on me. I looked around the small meeting room on Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos, and realised that about five people seated around that table had once been...
by Bayo Adeyinka | May 1, 2026 | Business and Career, Leadership, Tips and Insights
On November 11, 2015, I marked my last day at work at my former organisation. As I prepared to leave, I sent a valedictory email to my team. It was a truly emotional experience. Today, more than 10 years later, I’m sharing that message again. How time flies! My dear...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Mar 13, 2026 | Business and Career, Life Lessons
One of the things I always tell younger colleagues anytime I have the opportunity is to never neglect building their network and improving on their people skills. No matter how brilliant you are, your inability to network or build people skills will limit you. After I...
by Bayo Adeyinka | Mar 6, 2026 | Business and Career, Inspiration
Sometime in February 2026, a junior colleague sat with me in my office as he sought counsel. He had just moved to a role that stretched him. He was scared as he hadn’t settled in well. He was thinking of moving to a less ‘stressful’ role. The thought of not meeting...
